BJP MP Gulam Ali Khatana criticised Pakistan's lack of infrastructure development and ongoing internal conflicts following the Jaffar Express attack in Balochistan. He accused Pakistan of neglecting its people while creating problems in regions like Punjab, Kashmir, and Afghanistan.
Reacting to the Jaffar Express train attack in Balochistan, Former Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir SP Vaid on Tuesday said that Pakistan's army and government have lost control over Balochistan, adding that Pakistan is on the "verge of breaking up."
The Baloch Liberation Army in a recent update on Tuesday, claimed that it is holding 182 passengers as hostages on-bound the Jaffar Express for the past six hours and has killed 20 military personnel.
The Jaffar Express, with some 400 passengers on board in nine bogies, was on its way from Quetta in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when the BLA opened fire on it, injuring the driver and taking the passengers as hostages.
In a statement the Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attack and said that "BLA has completely repelled the Pakistani military's ground assault following the seizure of Jaffar Express. After intense clashes, Pakistani ground troops were forced to retreat, but airstr
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], Mar 18 (ANI): Baloch Liberation Tigers (BLT), a pro-freedom group has claimed the responsibility of blowing up the Jaffar Express train with a remote-controlled device in Dera Murad area of Nasirabad district in Balochistan province on Sunday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 17 (ANI): Four people lost their lives in a blast targeting a passenger train in Balochistan's Dera Murad Jamali area on Sunday.